The Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre (SDGCC) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted an e-conclave, SDG4Y (SDG for Youth), on December 19 (Saturday), 2020, from 11.00 am to 01.00 pm. This conclave was intended to provide a platform for the faculty, mentors and students of academic institutions to obtain an overview of Sustainable Development Goals, their implementation and the role of youth in SDG engagement. This was the Government of Karnataka's first SDG academia and youth conclave.
Professor A Damodaran, IIM Bangalore faculty from the Economics & Social Sciences area, was one of the panellists. He participated in discussions on ‘SDG: A Driver for Youth Leadership and Engagement’, ‘Role of Youth in Achieving SDGs’, and ‘Role of Academia in Achieving SDGs’, along with the ‘Dialogue with Youth’ featuring students.
UNDP’s mandate from United Nations and NITI Aayog is to support the states for implementing their SDG VISION 2030 by establishing and running SDG Coordination Centres.
The Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre (SDGCC) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hosted an e-conclave, SDG4Y (SDG for Youth), on December 19 (Saturday), 2020, from 11.00 am to 01.00 pm. This conclave was intended to provide a platform for the faculty, mentors and students of academic institutions to obtain an overview of Sustainable Development Goals, their implementation and the role of youth in SDG engagement. This was the Government of Karnataka's first SDG academia and youth conclave.
Professor A Damodaran, IIM Bangalore faculty from the Economics & Social Sciences area, was one of the panellists. He participated in discussions on ‘SDG: A Driver for Youth Leadership and Engagement’, ‘Role of Youth in Achieving SDGs’, and ‘Role of Academia in Achieving SDGs’, along with the ‘Dialogue with Youth’ featuring students.
UNDP’s mandate from United Nations and NITI Aayog is to support the states for implementing their SDG VISION 2030 by establishing and running SDG Coordination Centres.